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Despite the rare disability, which caused his hands to not form properly, the 29-year-old is determined to work. He did not want to live a life on benefit.

He says his DWP stress started in November, when he was told that he would lose his vehicle.

At the time the decision was made, Mark had been working in a call centre in Thornaby for high street bank Santander for around a month.

The reality of losing his car would mean having to leave his job, and possibly being forced to live on benefits.

Mark, who lives in the Scholar’s Rise area of Middlesbrough with his wife Stephanie, said: “I’ve always tried to work. “Most jobs I can’t do, so I try to get office-type administration jobs. I need somewhere where I can sit down and have quite a few breaks.